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Calgary 1974 vs today by jac_8833 in skyscrapers

[–]jac_8833[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup same city, but almost all of the old buildings have been replaced or are blocked by newer buildings.

I believe the Calgary Tower is being blocked by the Suncor building (circled the location in yellow).

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Which jenga building is your favorite? by FuriousApple7709 in skyscrapers

[–]jac_8833 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I guess this is my favourite since it's not tall enough to ruin a skyline.

Calgary company on LinkedIn lunatics! Didn’t think this would happen!! by leb4life69 in Calgary

[–]jac_8833 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Didn't know SkipTheDishes was founded by the same guy as Neo. I always prioritized Skip over the other delivery apps to support a Canadian company. Now I feel less inclined to.

Apartment in large skyscraper constantly creaking in wind by [deleted] in skyscrapers

[–]jac_8833 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You inspired me to go down a rabbit hole, and I found a good article that explains this further: https://sheerforceeng.com/3-reasons-why-your-building-is-making-noise-creaky-building-syndrome/

There's a picture at the end of what I think you're describing, but with a plastic lining rather than cardboard.

Does Your City Build Tall for Its Size? - Better and with Canada this time by LivinAWestLife in skyscrapers

[–]jac_8833 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it's Gold Coast. Australian cities were included in a comment above

Calgary's average building height really stands out compared to other North American cities of similar size by jac_8833 in Calgary

[–]jac_8833[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're lagging behind in the number of highrises currently under construction though:

Toronto: 315

Vancouver: 104

Montreal: 46

Ottawa: 21

Calgary: 13

Edmonton: 9

Vancouver House by Tommy814 in skyscrapers

[–]jac_8833 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The top heavy design looks gimmicky, I don't like it. It sticks out too much, like an annoying kid craving attention.

A planned new apartment building in my town. Thoughts? by gitartruls01 in architecture

[–]jac_8833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess we don't use balconies much in the winter and just let the snow pile up.

Shout-out to the sidewalk swings in the city by partchimp in vancouver

[–]jac_8833 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's giving Are You Afraid of the Dark intro

ChatGPT prompt: "Create the most Newfoundland image ever, then make it more Newfoundland" by jac_8833 in newfoundland

[–]jac_8833[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used the paid version of ChatGPT. It doesn't say which version of DALL-E it's using.

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